Here in the U.S., stronger taxes on the highest earners have some support among the wealthy.
Interest in investing in small businesses is growing among the wealthy, not least because of tax breaks that some countries offer.
Rising capital gains and dividends among the wealthy were the main driver of the widening gap, he concluded, accounting for 72 percent of the increase.
Among the wealthy expected at Wood Wharf, Canary Wharf, St Katharine Docks and Royal Victoria Dock in east London are Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich.
And Berlusconi, whose center-right party has strong support among the wealthy entrepreneurs of Italy's productive regions, also passed up an opportunity to make a better showing for the center-right.
Agnes Deng, portfolio manager of the Greater China Fund (GCH) run by Baring in Hong Kong, told Forbes recently that high prices are due to a combination of demand, higher incomes among the wealthy.
Among the wealthy countries called upon to finance the enlargement, only two member states showed how European they were yesterday: Germany, which is prepared to increase its already large contribution, and little Belgium, which is very Community minded...
In a Senate known as a millionaires' club, Mr. Santorum was among the less wealthy.
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Johnson spoke to Forbes.com about the making of his film, growing up among the super wealthy and why money is a topic he won't keep quiet about.
Not surprisingly, the countries are wealthy and among the world's greenest as well, according to the Environmental Performance Index, a joint product of Columbia University and Yale University, which measures performance against 25 indicators, such as measures of air pollution, water supply or use of natural resources.
Silicon Valley is well represented among the young and wealthy.
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Designers say the move toward more elaborate closets first began five to 10 years ago, and accelerated among wealthy homeowners with the debut of the 2008 film version of "Sex and the City, " when Sarah Jessica Parker's character, Carrie Bradshaw, sees a home with a sprawling walk-in closet big enough for her large shoe collection.
Even among wealthy developed societies the variation is extreme.
The appetite for real estate among top tier of wealthy Americans remains strong, brokers said, for the same reason that it is attracting activity by international buyers in the former Soviet Union, Asia and Latin America: a growing confidence that New York luxury properties can provide a haven for wealth in a turbulent economy.
This militaristic SUV was the ideological forerunner to the Hummer H1 and was popular among wealthy Saudi sheiks for its ability to conquer desert terrain (it was said the LM002 was designed to accommodate gun turrets for such owners to defend their sheikdoms, but this could not be confirmed).
Granted, these are among the most expensive rides on the road, but even the wealthy enjoy getting a bargain, right?
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But gated communities have also grown in urban areas and among income groups other than the super wealthy.
The biggest changes are likely to come at the grass roots, especially among wealthy but poorly performing local co-op banks.
The biggest shift has been among wealthy businesspeople, particularly in financial services.
Philip Green is a noted retail specialist and his January Investments is also backed by the wealthy Barclay twins, among Britain's richest businessmen.
Among wealthy contributors to his quest for the White House are leveraged buyout artist Henry Kravis and Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots football team.
Although he credits the three universities with becoming more accessible to the underprivileged, he notes that even today, the wealthy are still vastly overrepresented among their student bodies.
The fall was seen among boys and girls of all ages, across wealthy and deprived neighbourhoods, in cities and in rural areas.
That has boosted the emirate's position in what has become a race among wealthy Gulf states to woo prestigious seats of learning.
As is by now well known, the partners of private equity firms such as Blackstone, KKR, Permira, TPC, CVC, BC Partners among many others became wealthy beyond most people's wildest dreams - to the tune of tens of millions of pounds, hundreds of millions of pounds and in some cases billions of pounds.
Nearly half of the 3m people who enroll in university in America drop out within six years (among wealthy countries, only Italy has a worse rate).
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Wealthy landowners flocked to the area, building plantations to grow Sea Island cotton, among other goods.
Conrad and Baucus wouldn't specify which additional tax hikes are gaining favor among lawmakers but said everything -- from raising taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol to a surtax on the wealthy -- remains on the table.
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